Nigeria, Sept. 1 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 2 September for the hearing of a suit seeking to stop the removal of the Gombe State and local government executives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Judge Mohammed Liman set the date to hear both the main suit and the preliminary objection filed by the party's national leadership asking the court to dismiss the case.

Some members of the Gombe State chapter of the ADC sued the party's national leadership and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over alleged plans to remove duly elected executives across the state's 11 local government areas before the end of their tenure.

The suit was filed by Gombe State executives of the ADC, including Kabiru...